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Old and Young Bedlam Fans Gear Up
by Danica Lawrence, Fox 23 News
The Oklahoma Bedlam football game marks one of the biggest rivalries in the state and fans from three generations back still take it seriously. Players for both teams, Oklahoma State University and The University of Oklahoma will meet Saturday in Stillwater at Boone Pickens Stadium at 7:00p.m. central time. Everywhere you look in Oklahoma people are either dressed in orange or maroon. The same is true inside Montereau in Tulsa on 71st and Granite. OSU and OU fans who went to the universities in the 1940s and 1950s still walk around in their OSU and OU attire. "I think we are going to have a pretty tight football game tomorrow (Saturday),” said Gordon Holland. Holland played quarterback for OU in 1941. He only played one year before he was called to fight in World War II....
Click to See News Story - December 3, 2011
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"Young in Spirit" Sculpture Is Unveiled
by Staff Reports, Tulsa World
Residents of the Montereau retirement community admire the "Young in Spirit" statue by local artist Rosalind Cook after its unveiling Tuesday at the community off 71st Street between Yale Avenue and Sheridan Road. The 6-foot-tall statue, commissioned a year ago, was donated through Montereau's Legacy Program by the John Meyer Family, Joan and Bob Hunt, and Kay Finch.
Click to See News Article - November 23, 2011
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Montereau Dedicates Tribute to Veterans
by News on 6, KOTV
TULSA, Oklahoma -
A Tulsa retirement community dedicated a lasting tribute to our men and women in uniform. The folks at Montereau, near 71st and Yale, celebrated Veterans Day at their new "Freedom Circle."
The granite monument serves as a reminder that the freedoms we enjoy come at a price. There are also more than one hundred brick markers honoring individuals who've served.
"We seem to have continuing wars, so we'll be imbedding bricks here for years to come and honoring our veterans forever here, long after I'm gone," said Harold Zimmerman, Montereau Resident.
There are 137 veterans currently living at Montereau -- most from World War II.
Click to See News Story - November 11, 2011 |
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Montereau Residents Volunteer for Food Bank
by Shannon Muchmore, Tulsa World
The Community Food
Bank of Eastern Oklahoma appreciates all the
donations it receives, but there’s
still work to be done after the
delivery.
When 1 million pounds of unlabeled
cans arrived in November,
they needed to be identified
and categorized before they
could be given to one of the food
bank’s member agencies.
When residents at the Montereau
in Warren Woods retirement
community heard the call
for volunteers,they stepped in
to help.
“We feel like we’re doing
some good for the needy,” said
Ray Canfield, who lives at Montereau
with his wife. “And we
don’t mind the exercise.”
Click to See News Article - January 30, 2009 |
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Montereau to Add 12 Homes
by Staff Reports, Tulsa World
The Montereau in Warren Woods retirement community broke ground Friday for a $3.5 million expansion on its 172-acre campus at 6800 S. Granite Ave.
The project will feature 12 garden homes on the north end of the grounds. Each home will be 1,450 square feet to 1,600 square feet with two bedrooms, a study, two outdoor patios and an attached two-car garage.
The garden homes will be constructed as six duplex structures with landscaping.
Click to See News Article - Nov. 22, 2008
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Class of '37 Reunion: Tulsa Grads Gather (Montereau Residents Host 70th Reunion)
by Althea Peterson, Tulsa World
There was a sense of the familiar, yet difficult to recognize
on Sunday for Tampa, Fla., resident Gerry Taylor, 87.
"From your own eyes, you remember them being younger, but you look around now and hardly recognize them," he said of his classmates.
Seventy years ago, 1,335 students graduated from Tulsa Central High School.
On Sunday, 32 surviving members of the Central Class of 1937, including Taylor, returned to Tulsa at Montereau in Warren Woods retirement community for possibly one of the oldest reunions in city history.
Click to See News Article - October 1, 2007 |
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Ed Anderson Featured in Tulsa World:
A Father Filled with Memories
Tulsan passes on his zest for life to children and grandchildren
Ed Anderson didn't raise his six children during World War II, but the atrocities of war were part of the reason he decided he wanted a large family.
"I wanted a big family. It was a reason to perpetuate life and pass on our love. When I survived combat, I realized how lucky I was, and so many others -- their future was over.
Click to See News Article - June 14, 2006 |
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Montereau Announces Construction of Custom Cottages; Residents Love Lifestyle That Offers It All
Moving into a new place and making it feel like home can be a challenge. But for Dick and Betty Todd, proud residents of a cottage home at the beautiful retirement community of Montereau in Warren Woods in Tulsa, it's been a breeze.
"Living in this cottage and customizing it to fit us has alllowed us to live like we did in our previous larger house, except without all the extra rooms to worry with," said Betty Todd, an experienced interior designer.
Click to See Advertorial - June 11, 2006 |
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Another Win:
OKAHSA Award Honors Montereau
Montereau's newest service, the "You're First" Home Helpers program, was named the 2006 Innovation of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (OKAHSA). Montereau was recognized at OKAHSA's annual conference in Oklahoma City for its "contribution in enhancing the lives of seniors and commitment to the aging services profession."
The "You're First" program specializes in non-medical, in-home services for Montereau residents.
Click to see "You're First" Description |
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Montereau Wins National Award for Second Consecutive Year & OU-Tulsa Architecture Students Earn Scholarships
When Tulsa’s Montereau in Warren Woods won a national award for its architectural design, it was cause for celebration. What better way to celebrate than to, in turn, award scholarships to OU-Tulsa College of Architecture students.
Kelly Vandever, President of Montereau, recently traveled to Orlando, FL to accept the 2006 “Best of Seniors Housing” Silver Award at the annual conference of the National Association of Home Builders. It is the premier design competition for the 50+ housing market.
Click to See News Article - March 2, 2006
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Magnificent Meals -- Montereau in Warren Woods offers fine dining for its residents
by Nora K. Froeschle, Tulsa World
Residents at Montereau in Warren Woods dine at fine restaurants every day without ever leaving home.
Three restaurants, Renoir's, Cafe Souffle and The Rendezvous, operate at the retirement facility, which is home to more than 300 people.....
Click to See News Article - August 17, 2005 |
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Tulsa Chamber Honors Montereau Montereau in Warren Woods was presented with the 2005 "Partnership is Contagious Award"by the Tulsa Metro Chamber at the annual Partnership in Education awards event in June. Montereau was recognized for its dedication to Grissom Elementary School and for its generosity and commitment during the 2004-2005 school year. Accepting the award on behalf of Montereau's residents and staff were Lacy Jack, Director of Activities and Wellness, and Kelly Vandever, President. They are pictured with Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune (left) and Dr. David Sawyer (right), Superintendent of Tulsa Publc Schools . |
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Montereau Wins National Award for Seniors Housing
Tulsa’s Montereau in Warren Woods retirement community has been named the national winner of a 2005 Best of Seniors Housing Platinum Award given by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Seniors Housing Council. It is the industry’s most prestigious honor....
Click to see News Article - January 2005 |
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Montereau Wins Oklahoma Magazine's 2005 Best of the Best Readers' Poll
For the second consecutive year, readers of Oklahoma Magazine elected Montereau in Warren Woods as the top winner in two "Best of the Best" Award categories. Montereau was chosen as the readers' favorite Retirement Community, as well as the favorite Assisted Living Center. |
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Montereau Seniors and Grissom Kids Kick Off President's Challenge
The Seniors at Montereau in Warren Woods retirement community and the children at Grissom Elementary (Montereau’s adopted school) launched a community-wide challenge to Tulsans of all ages: Get Fit & Stay Fit by participating in the President’s Challenge physical activity and fitness awards program.
Click to see News Article - April 22, 2005 |
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Montereau Adopts Grissom Elementary
Each Wednesday afternoon, you can find Wish and Wanda Lemons in the library of Grissom Elementary School. The Lemons, along with other volunteers from Montereau in Warren Woods, 6800 S. Granite Ave., read to a group of third-graders as part of a partnership between the retirement community and the elementary school. Grissom Elementary, 6646 S. 73rd East Ave., and Montereau have a history of helping each other, but it wasn't until recently that the two formed an official pact through Partners in Education...
Click to see News Article - Feb. 16, 2005 |
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